Wolves hold high-flying Villa at Molineux

Pau Torres' last goal came in April when he scored for Villarreal in a 2-1 loss against Sevilla

Wolves and Aston Villa settled for a share of the points after two goals in the space of two second-half minutes at Molineux.

A lack of goalmouth action was the overriding feature of a disjointed first half that featured more yellow cards than shots on target as referee Rob Jones had his hands full in trying to keep a lid on a feisty West Midlands derby.

Aston Villa's Matty Cash registered the only effort on goal when he met John McGinn's cross in the opening 10 minutes, but it was straight at goalkeeper Jose Sa.

The second-half goals helped the game come to life and Wolves had a golden chance to snatch victory in the final 10 minutes when Sasa Kalajdzic squared for Neto, however, the Portuguese lacked composure as he blazed over from eight yards out.

Wolves had to hang on during 12 minutes of stoppage, playing most of the additional minutes with only 10 men after Mario Lemina was shown a second yellow card for pulling back Nicolo Zaniolo. In the final action of the game they were almost undone, Villa striker Ollie Watkins' header only denied by the woodwork.

The draw moves Wolves up to 14th and four points clear of the relegation zone heading into the international break, while Villa stay fifth.

Wolves lacking potency in final third

Hwang is fast-becoming Wolves' key man after scoring his fifth goal of the campaign - already surpassing his tally of three in the league last season and matching his tally of five in 2021-22.

He has now scored six of his side's last 10 goals in the Premier League and is the club's first player to net in five consecutive top-flight games since John Richards did so in six successive matches in 1973.

The South Korea international was receiving treatment just moments before he put his side ahead, having been caught in the face by the swinging arm of Diego Carlos. He recovered quickly to make an intelligent run across the front of Ezri Konsa and meet a cut-back from Neto after some fine solo work on the flank from the winger.

Neto enjoyed plenty of success against Villa wing-back Lucas Digne, claiming his fifth assist of the season and moving level with Tottenham's James Maddison at the top of that list.

However, Wolves' other attackers - Matheus Cunha, Kaladjdzic and Fabio Silva - all failed to muster a shot on target.

Indeed, they had three efforts directly on goal over the course of the game and have struggled in that department all season with just newly promoted trio Burnley, Sheffield United and Luton finding the target on fewer occasions.

More to follow.

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